"I am not a spiritualist. I am a magician."

"In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held natura…"

"The public is my only judge; I care not for the opinions of magicians."

"The easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place someone is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will mean sudden death."

"No prison can hold me; no chains can bind me."